Imagine a world where no one needs to find electric outlets to charge devices; the energy can simply be drawn from the air, using wireless charging systems. This section explores wireless power and its potential to revolutionalise markets from energy to transport to manufacturing, and to fundamentally alter the way people live every day.

This digital hub, created by The Economist intelligence Unit and brought to you by BMW Group to mark its 100th anniversary and its focus on the next 100 years, looks into the future to consider technological innovations that will be truly "game-changing". These include wireless power, 3D/4D printing technologies for personalised manufacturing, and machine learning. In articles, blogs, infographics and videos, the EIU looks at how these revolutionary technologies will fundamentally change the world we live in, affecting everything from mobility options, job prospects, and the length and the quality of life itself. Close